Overthinking

When I called him, he sounded like he had just woken up, even though it was around 6pm. I didn't know what to say half the time I was talking to him and I kept looking at my dad while I was on the phone with my grandpa. The interview really went better than expected. I thought that I was going to have a hard time trying to ask him questions since I honestly didn't whether he wanted to be there or not. After getting all the answers that I wanted from him, I decided to talk to him more about other things like when my dad was young. This interview really helped me become closer with my grandpa and also learn more about the restaurant business. After starting to talk to him, I realized how much he went into detail about the things I asked him. He really wanted to help me out on my project and he didn't hesitate when I asked him. This first interview was very successful! Hopefully my next one will be as easy as this one.

My first I-search interview

I had been looking for a person to interview for a long time and I was starting to become quite nervous, and frankly I did not even think that I would find someone at one point. With 4 days to spare I find Ted Stewart. I was only able to e-mail him but he seemed like a genuine, nice man who liked to help people especially kids. I told him what I was emailing him for and he kindly answered all of my Questions and even asked if I had more questions. I would have liked to interview him in person, but unfortunately he lives in southern California. After this interview I am feeling even more confident about my next one and up for the challenge.

The very 1st one!!!!!!!!!

Well after doing my first interview I thought of some good advice that you might want to hear. The interviews are very important and you DO NOT want to procrastinate on them. Even if you get an extension, get the interview done as soon as possible because the date it is due comes up very quickly. Another piece of advice that you might want to hear about is that when you are in the interview process, stay calm and try not to be nervous. If you are confident when you are interviewing your person then you wont be nervous. This worked for me and I hope it works for you. Just be relaxed and make yourself comfortable around the person and where you guys are at. If you are nervous the whole time you are interviewing that person, then the interview won't go great. That is from my opinion at least because some people are different. These tips helped me do a great interview and if you decide to follow them then I hope you have a great interview to!

The Way To Success

The day that i did the first interview everything was weird because i never did something like that. And i though everythin was gonna go wrong and be a total disaster but everything change because it turn to a success. But before doing this interview i was nervous because i didnt knew what to ask. But after the first step of contacting the interviewee everything came to my mind. From some questions to ask and how to act around that person that i was about to interview. But later on every negative things were gone and i keeped going with the interview. And i learned a lot on this interview because this person told me a lot of thinks about my career i choose and im proud on what they do. Finally i think that the practice we took on Mr.Speckels class worked because it helped me to make good solid questions. This first interview was a success and i will try to make the other ones better.

Back to Elementary..

Today after school I went to get my first interview over with. The career I chose was to become a teacher, so I went back to my elementary school to interview my fourth grade teacher, Ms.Britto! The interview went way better then I expected it to. It was surprising to me because after I sent her an e-mail to set up an interview, I found out that she remembered exactly who I was! So going into the interview was really exciting because I was able to go back and interview a great teacher who really loves the job. For a while we were just sitting in the classroom talking and catching up with eachother, then we moved into the interviewing process and it was just so much easier then I expected! She even said that she looks forward to keeping in touch with me, and that if I ever need help that she would be there for me. Having an interview with someone so great like Ms.Britto would make it so easy for everyone! This interview was very helpful because there was just so much that she told me, it was even more then i asked for but that was just fine with me! Now I'm looking forward to the rest of the interviews, I can only hope that they will be just as great as this one.

Moreno

Having to look for someone to interview is stressing out. trying to contact professional people is a very difficult thing to do because when you contact someone asking them for an interview they respond back but ones you say its a high school student they refuse it. since it was my first interview i was afraid i wasn't going to be able to find someone, but i ignore it and had my hopes up. i try ed contacting people by phone, email, and even face book. nothing happened, then i remembered i have a family member that is studying on what I'm searching so i decided to interview her. it made it much easier for me to interview her. even though i knew her i acted like i didn't so i could kind of do better on my next interview.

Foster Care Creative Title

My interview with a Foster Care Worker went will. When i walk into her office Wednesdy 3-30-11 after school I was Nervous. Then she took us to this confrence room and we sat down. I gave her a copy of the questions and ask if she would like to look at them and give me information or if she would like me to read the questions. So Michelle Love discided she woul read them. As Michelle Love read the questions and answered my mom took notes for me while I listened to all the important things Michelle said. Some of the interesting thing Michelle said was that you have to go to school and get a masters in Social Worker for two years after you get your Bachlors. Another interesting think I learned was that in Alameda County they place 1,600 kids each year during the mounths. Another thing I learned was that out of the 1,600 kids 160 get placed and 35% go back home 12 mounths later. Another thing is that the parents of Foster kids think they are getting paid alot, but in reality they are only getting paid just enough to buy clothes and food for the child. This is my expirence on my frist interview.

Fist step to my dream life

Though there were many challenging to face during my interview, but one of the main challenge in my first inteview was to how to get someone agreed to give me an interview, since it was my first interview so that i was nervous. but finally i picked up yellow book and started making calls to random business owners. Some of them totally ignored, while some of them wanted to help me but didn't have time. However, i ended up setting up an interview with one of the business owner, Zahid Mahmood. Then, one day before the interview, i was not sure whether i should write the question or memories them all. sometimes i thought it would be unprofessional to look down for questions all the time, so i ended up memorizing halfh of the questions while i wrote some down too and that made my life way easier.

My interview went way better than i thought it would be. It was a great sucess for me , he told me several things that i think that i wouldn't know otherwise. He seemed to have a good experince in business. He helped me alot. I was nice to him too, and i also tried to repond to his everysingle question.

Never late for the interview, dress nice, so if you haven't made a interview appoinent yet. then just pick up a yellow book and start calling people and DONT BE DISCOURAGED if someone refues, keep trying.

When Unorganization and Anxiety hit

Shyness, my greatest enemy, and other factors brought me to do an unsatisfying interview. I decided to wait until the weekend to go send my emails to Psychiatrists for my I-Search. Turns out most Psychiatrists don't check their phones or email over the weekend; there was my number 1 lesson, NEVER EVER procrastinate, even for a while on the I-Search. So I freaked out over the weekend but I had other things to do to get my head out of that problem. I wrote my questions down on a piece of paper and I even memorized them and thought I could ask questions on top of it. I checked my emails everyday in the morning after that, nope. I also checked my phone for voice mails, NOPE. I started to think I might need a extension. But at around 6 PM after I got home from practice one of the psychiatrists I called, called back while I was doing Mr. Shawn's Vocab. I froze I first got really excited. Then I started talking and told him that I meant I wanted an e-mail interview. He told me he had no time to actually do that and the only time he had was during his travel time from his office to his home. I froze, choked and didn't know what to say. I said "give me once second" , to go look for my questions. I searched for about a minute and was like @($*@. So I started to Improvise and i completely forgot everything I rehearsed for a call. The Interview literally took 9 minutes. I was so angry that I couldn't ask him any more good questions. But i got more than i thought i would've gotten. So the lesson I learned is that to never EVER be unorganized.

First Thoughts

Going into my interview I wasn't very nervous. I was rushed from track practice to my house and then to the Niles Fire Department. By the time I got to there I was ready for an awkward interview only to be surprised by an unexpected success. I was introduced to three of the nicest people I have ever met and we seemed to get along very well. There was so much I wanted to know and even more interesting things that I had never thought of asking about but everyone at the department was overjoyed to help and answer my questions. It was exciting to see all of the things in the fire department and learn so much about the equipment they use. I even got to ride in the fire engine when an emergency occurred during my interview. Sargent Mitchell was very kind and was happy to respond to my interview. She gave lots of suggestions and even provided me with eother phone numbers for my I-Search. It was a great experience and I'm not sure if an interview could go any better but I look forward to my other two interviews.

Mr. Elkin 411 on Art

I had hoped this would be an easy interview for my first one. I interviwed Mr. Todd Elkin, WHS Art Teacher. I knew it would be hard for me to think of the right questions to ask but since Mr. Elkin is my teacher for Art 2 it made it easier. He gave me some very helpful information on what direction to take with my art and where to go to get more information. I was proud when he told me I had a lot of skills. I should pick a style that interests me and just work at it. It was very helpful to tape the interview, that way I could pay attention to our conversation and take notes later. He gave me some ideas about school and my future. I think it went well.

Man On Fire: An interviewing experience

I wasn't really expecting to have a difficult time coming into contact with a firefighter to interview. To be honest I knew it was the least of my worries. In fact, I had already had Mr. Caracapa in mind since the beginning of the project. So going through the process of setting up an interview was almost irrelevant, although I was still nervous. However, once I finally sat down with him, the questions began to come out easier and easier. Still, the interview did have its difficult parts. Mr. Caracapa had plenty of good information to give me, I must have picked the right questions to ask. But I didn't catch on to some things he explained to me, so I'm sure that required him to go into more detail than he normally would have to. So if I could change some things in time for my next interview, I would definitely not focus on writing things down as much and just listen instead. After all, its generous of the interviewee to take their time to help a kid on his project, the least we can do as an interviewer is listen. I'm happy to have finished my first interview as an overall success. although it had its kinks, I'm sure the next one with go much smoother.

Just Wing It

Students usually take up until the last week or so to do an interview because they are nervous. It is because they don't know what to say or they are afraid that the interviewee might criticize them. There isn't any reason to be afraid! People are not that cruel. Especially someone who would take their time to go out of their way to come talk with you! Whether it is live or e-mail their isn't any reason to hesitate on your thoughts. You should go ahead and speak your mind. Don't hold back. This is an interview after all. You ask the questions they answer. Then when you can, you discuss that topic further. It's a simple three step process. So please try not to be nervous. It will only further change their opinion of you.

All in all, Just Wing It

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For my I-search I decided to research the career of a dance teacher. I finished my first interview a couple of days ago but I was super stressed out. I think I contacted maybe four people and only one had responded. I ended up interviewing one of my best friends who has been a dance teacher for almost three years now. The whole interviewing process in general went well. I was able to connect Tommy(the dance teacher I interviewed) and he was very open and honest. Even a question that I asked about him outside of the dance category, he would somehow find a way to relate it to dance. It was nice interviewing someone who is so passionate about their job. Questions that started with “How do you...” got Tommy talking the most. I think the fact that it was one of my best friends worked for me. It was easy to be myself and communicate clear. I also learned that if there is more than one awkward silence, it's you being the awkward person, not the interviewee. Overall, I'm glad I got it done and I cannot wait until the next one.

BE PREPARED!!!!

Ok so I just got done doing my interview like an hour and a half ago and just like everyone else I assumed I was prepared and for the most part I was really nervous. I was meeting up with one of my mom's friends at 5pm. I made like so many mistakes I can't believe I had like two weeks to prepare and I still wasn't ready. My interviewee was very nice and patient with me. Until I met up with her I had realized I wasn't well prepared. Like I said I was really nervous about doing the interview but when I met her I was pretty calm and a little bit confident. I introduced myself she did the same. I asked if I could record our interview she said yes. So I pressed record and I thought it was recording. She answered my questions. We were done. I thanked her and apologized for being late. I asked for her email incase I had any questions or if I needed her to repeat something for me. So I left and started filling out that sheet Mr. Speckels gave to us and when I tried to play back what I had recorded for my interview I realized it wasn't even recording at all. But hey I remembered a lot, maybe not a lot, but most of what she said. I membered what I really needed to know but because I don't member the other stuff Im going to email her and get the rest of that information. So for those who are reading this this is what I got to say to you. BE PREPARED!!!! If your going to record your interviewee please make sure your recorder is recording. And don't be nervous because its actually easy to interview someone than you think. Who knows the person your interviewing might be very nice and patient with you. Just don't be rude and most importantly don't be late. Thats all for now folks. Hopefully next time Ill be more prepared than I was today. Hope your guys Interview went better than mine did. Thanks for reading. ;P

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There were lots of challenges which i faced while i was doing my interview. I was nervous. I reacted by looking at the environment. First, time in my life i talked in law voice. I suppose to remember all the questions by heart because when he was answering i had to look down in my question sheet and ask another one. watch out they like to talk a lot, you don't want to disturb them when they are talking.

I had great success in my interview. Mr.John understood me, he knew that i had accent behind my English. He was very helpful interviewee. I ask them how they got involve in there career, is it fun to work, why have they choose this topic and not any other topic. Always node or say really, ya, muhum ro something and keep smilling then they will know you are very interested in what you are doing.

Just be on time and dress appropriately. shake your hand before starting the intrview, give your introduction, why this project is important for you. Ask them if you can take pictures of them and the office.

I-Search--Networking and Interviewing

As we talked about in class, one of the easiest ways to meet interviewees and get advice is to consult your personal network of friends, acquaintances, and friends of friends. Certainly, the ubiquity of social media tools like Facebook and Twitter makes it easier and easier to meet and network with people you might not otherwise consult. Another such network is the classroom blog. As you work to find interviewees and write up your findings and experiences, you will be sharing your successes and challenges on the blog.

POSTS: (150-200 words); LABLES: Period, I-Search Interviews

1. You are expected to post about your experiences AT LEAST three times—once for each interview. You can post on the blog site at any point up to the interview due date. Consider blogging about one of the following:
1. Challenges in the interviewing process—if you can’t find someone to interview, you should reach out and ask for help. Also, if you are not sure what to ask or are not sure what expectations there are, this is perfect place to get ideas and answers.
2. Successes in the interviewing process—if you have a terrific interview, this is a great place to share your experience. Talk about what went well. What questions did you ask that led to interesting conversation? Be reflective. Reading about your success can be informative to others who are having less success in the moment. Remember, this process is full of ups and downs. It is important to celebrate the ups.
3. Advice about the interviewing process—you will, as you progress through the project, realize what works for you. If it works for you, you should share it so that others can use your ideas.

RESPONSES: (50-75 words)

2. You are expected to respond to other peoples’ experiences AT LEAST six times—two times during each interviewing process. Respond to something specific that your peers write about. Your should be able to use their words in your post (for instance, “When you said that ‘the questions you asked about money’ didn’t lead to much useful information,’ I could relate because…”). Remember:
1. Your responses should be supportive. DO NOT RESPOND TO A POST WITH HOSTILITY.
2. Make sure to respond to a post that does not have many responses. If someone took the time to write a post, they deserve some sort of response.
3. Be inclusive. You should respond to a DIVERSITY of people. You cannot respond to one person more than once (for credit).